Previously, a site by Becky Stewart was linked from the Franklin County TNGenWeb pages. The Humphrey Baker site is no longer available on-line, but it can be viewed at the Internet Archive. Click here to visit. Note some links may be broken.
Tennessee mandated recording deaths statewide beginning in 1914. There is a 50-year restriction on public availability. FamilySearch has records from 1914 available as searchable and browseable images. You will be required to have a free login to view the individual records. Click here to begin your search.
Click here to view the name index created by Steve Carson.
Click here to view the name index created by Steve Carson.
Click here to view the name index created by Steve Carson.
Click here to view the name index created by Steve Carson. I own the book “Court Minutes of Franklin County, Tennessee 1832-1837″ by Works Progress Administration. I will be glad to lookup a name for you. Please put the first and last name of the individual. Add the name of the book in the subject line. Email the Site Coordinator, Bettye Liberty.
Click here to view the name index created by Steve Carson.
The USGenWeb Archives contains user-donated material for every county in the states, territories, and protectorates included in the project’s purview. Click here to view Franklin County items.
The Tennessee legislature, known as the General Assembly, passes necessary laws specific to individuals, localities, or counties as needed. These are known as “Private Acts.” The following list was extracted from the Tennessee Private Acts Index 1951-2022 available at the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Web site. Click here to view all available Private Acts for the period. Year Act Title 1951 369 Repeal Priv. Acts 1939, Ch. 56, so as to provide for filling vacancies in the office of County…
From the Tennessee Virtual Archive: World War Record of Ex-Soldiers of Franklin County provides local and statistical data about this county’s participation in World War I. This volume reports that 769 individuals served from Franklin County during World War I. There were 674 soldiers in the Army, 30 of which were officers. There were 63 sailors in the Navy, 1 of which was an officer. There were 17 Marines in the Marine Corps. There were 15 fraudulent enlistments, discharges, dishonorable…